“ Essentials not available, food pretty scarce, only allowing a certain # of people in a store at a time, and only allowing people to purchase certain amounts... WELCOME TO SOCIALISM!!! For all these idiots who want it that is, take a good look around, this will be a good taste of the tip of the iceberg of what it would be like!”

I can understand your friend's frustration; however, they are only allowing certain numbers into certain ( not all ) stores due to violence large crowds are demonstrating. This is a safety precaution because of the way panicked people are responding, not an act of socialism. Also, there are extreme measures being put in place to ensure the homeless are taken care of—I just read an entire blog in regards to what's happening across our nation, i.e. - purchasing hotels, erecting emergency shelters for them, etc. The homeless are a part of the plan to diagnose, treat, and control the virus—it would be stupid to omit them just to have them infect the population.

The bottom line is that we've got to allow our hospitals and medical personnel the room to work without exhausting themselves to the point of collapse ( both systems and personnel ). The only way this can be accomplished is with social isolation ( which doesn't mean a total disconnect from society as a whole ).